InspectorRex

Hi all On 7th and 8th July at KCC Park Skye, Vic is the National Collie Championship Show and Restricted to Breed Obedience and Agility Trials The conformation is on Sat 7th July and the Obedience and Agility is on 8th July 2007. we have a record 57 entries in the Obedience and Agility( not bad for a breed that there are not alot out there trialling), over 250 in the Conformation ring So come along and watch this wonderful event We have Collie Rough and Smooth from all over Australia attending For further info contact the Collie Club Of Vic( see breed pages for details) All welcome and it is free admission

I feed Eagle Pack Holistic Duck to my avatar girl with chicken thigh fillets and necks. Her 8mo daughter is fed Eagle Pack Original with human grade beef and chicken necks. They also have beef brisket bones to keep their teeth nice. Go to a Petstock store as they have samples of Eagle Pack and other Premium foods and get a few and get your dog to try them. Yes Eagle Pack is dearer however because it is a Super Premium food you do not have to feed as much

we have a Vet here in Morwell who has a Masters in Veterinary Chiropractics and she lectures at the Uni's If you want details feel free to PM me. She is fantastic

RIP to our two Rough Collie babies- 1 stillborn( Big boofa) and 1 "Harry" that died at age 2 days Both too beautiful for this world. I know you are watching over your two sisters Gracie and Halle. May all you babies have a wonderful time together at the Rainbow Bridge

Does the Vet think he might have Elbow Dysplasia also? I feel for Samson's owners as I had to PTS a 9mth old puppy in 2004 with severe HD. The surgery has a very long rehab program and can be very taxing, both emotionally and financially for the owners as well as very taxing for the dog. For me , i would not put a dog through the surgery as it is not guaranteed 100% success. Humans go through enough pain with hip surgery and we can tell others when we have pain and discomfort- a dog cannot JMHO

I feed EaglePack and am very pleased with it.

As a former ANKC Obedience Judge who has had to Judge in 41 degree heat(23 dogs and only 2 scratched ) I was so glad when OTEC brought in the Heat rule, which i might add was available for all members to Vote on. Now for the Conformation ppl to do the same. The RSPCA would have a field day if they saw ppl trialling etc in those extreme temperaturs. I for one would not have even turned up if I had entered.Would much rather lose a few $$ than lose a dog to heat exhaustion any day.

new age outlaw- if you want to PM me your email address I can email you the latest info I have on this which I referred to in my post

I would NOT use anything other than Interceptor or Sentinel on your Greyhound. I have an Ivermectin Sensitive breed( Rough Collies) and the latest info I have is that they have now discovered that breeds such as most Sighthounds, Akitas, GSD's are aslo known ti be Ivermectin Sesnitive so therefore should NOT be given Proheart of any kind, Revolution , Heartgard or any of the drugs that have "mectin" products in them If you want more details feel free to PM me and i can email you a list of No drugs I had my Rough Collie DNA tested for the Ivermectin Sensitivity and she is affected. Test costs around $60.00

I am with Fido 666 but I am biased too Collies are gentle souls , they get along extremely well with Shelties, Cavaliers( in my experience) but I wouldn't have an over the top breed with a Collie( ie retriever or similar)

Keep up the practice Leopuppy, it is hard work but you are making progess. Yes re-judging is at the Judge's discretion - I always used to re-judge if an unruly dog that had broken forced other dogs to break.

Sounds like the breeder is being supportive? Make sure you have plans in place if for some reason the murmur does not go away( eg will the breeder assist with possible medication costs since the condition was know to them prior to your collection of your baby? will the breeder refund $$ if the conditions worsen etc). these are things you need to look at Prior to bringing the puppy into your possession. Good luck and God willing all will go well

Well said Dianne

Leopuppy , as a former ANKC Obedience Judge I personally would have re-judged the stays for the dogs that were"forced " to break by the unruly dog. If this happens again, seek out the VCA rep and explain the situation and you might find your dog will be re-judged. If you don't ask, you don't know.

RIP little bubbas, have fun at the Bridge

Ginger's Mum- yes Revoultion has "sister" ingredients to the Proheart Injections- hounds have now been discovered to be Ivermectin sensitive as well as other breeds such as Akita's and GSD's so unless you have a DNA test to find out whether or not your dog is Ivermectin sensitive I would NOT use either of the above injections on your dog.

Evelin, I am glad you had this reaction reported to the AVPMA- they are very helpful I have Rough Collies so have know for years not to give any "mectin" based drugs to my Collies even if they Vets say they are safe. It does not only end with Ivermectin sensitivity- if your dog is Ivermectin Sensitive( this includes Coolies Rough and Smooth, Shelties, Aussie Shepherds,Boder Collies, GSD's, Akitas, Whippets and other sighthounds) it will also not be able to have a whole lot of other drugs that are administered by most Vets. If anyone wants the list feel free to PM me

Thanks folks, it is true Mita - God must have needed the boys more than we did. The boys are watching over their 2 sisters I know that

RIP little fella

Chiro check-up. When my girl went off her food in January this year it was because she was out in the back

Thanks DOLers

RIP Simba- go find my two Rough Collie babies that went to the Bridge- one on 30.10.06(stillborn) and the other on 1.11.06

On Monday 30.10.06 our first Rough Collie litter was born by emergency c-section. First boy was stillborn and the other boy who survived( whom I named Harry after my wonderful Vte;s son as my Vet had an emergency c-section too) struggled through two nights and then on Wednesday morning God took him to the Rainbow Bridge RIP big "boofy"( stillborn puppy) and Harry- you watch over your two sisters that are here with us- "Gracie" and "Glory".

It is not only Collies that have an Ivdermectin sensitivity. Google Ivermectin Senstivity or MDR1 mutation or pm me I can give you more info

Ditto to what Miranda said If you want to give your Standard Poodle every chance of Not having bone issues etc etc exercise it lightly until fully grown( no jumping in or out of cars, up and down of things etc etc). Nice little walks.